Current Issues
Background Information
At Issue (Print)
Soc Sci Ref H 1 .A 8x Each title focuses on a wide range of viewpoints for a single controversial issue and provides in-depth discussions by leading advocates of each perspective. To browse the list of titles in the Library Catalog, click on Library Catalog and then Alphabetic Search. Type “at issue San Diego Calif” in the Alphabetical Search box.
Contemporary World Issues (Print)
Soc Sci Ref H 1 .C65x Each volume discusses a specific topic. Each volume also includes historical background information, biographical sketches of key figures, laws pertaining to the topic, statistics, and references for additional reading.
CQ Researcher
The CQ Researcher explores a single “hot” issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, science, and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports. Search the online version (1991 – present) or browse by topic and/or issue.
Databases
Research Library (ProQeust)
ABI/INFORM Global; PA Research II; ProQuest Newspapers. ABI/INFORM Global searches 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals (many articles available in full text), and provides information on 60,000+ companies. PA Research II searches over 1800 popular and scholarly periodicals and selected newspapers in all disciplines with many articles appearing in full text. ProQuest Newspapers indexes the full text of over 300 U.S. and international news sources, including over 150 major U.S. and international newspapers.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
1984+ Provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,880 journals and full text for over 1,250 academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education, and multi-cultural journals. Over half of the journals are peer reviewed. Full text back files as far back as January 1990. Updated daily.
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